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TF246017: Team Foundation Server could not connect to the database, “Failed...
On a Team Foundation Server instance hosting its Databases on a SQL 2008 R2 instance, If a copy of SQL 2008 Express edition is installed, the Team Foundation Server 2010 might lose connectivity to its...
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Changing default location of reports doesn't show up data on the reports even...
In Team Foundation Server 2010, for each collection there is a “ Current Default Folder Location ”. This is where there reports are shown on the Reports Manager page, when a project is created. The...
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TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 3
Content developed by: Chandra Sekhar Viswanadha Content reviewed by: Lakhminder Singh...(read more)
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TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 4
Content developed by: Chandra Sekhar Viswanadha Content reviewed by: Lakhminder Singh...(read more)
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TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 5
Content Developed by: Chandra Sekhar Content Reviewed by: Lakhminder Singh...(read more)
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Reports icon not showing in Team Explorer everywhere 2012 on eclipse
Recently, we came across an issue in TEE 2012. Reports node is not displaying after connecting to the TFS 2012 from eclipse. And the reports are showing in Team explorer 2012 for the same user. The...
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Moving .RDL files from one reporting services instance to another
Scenario : The “.rdl” files have to be moved from one Reporting services instance to another. This scenario arises when the report server database cannot be moved from source to destination SSRS...
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TFS 2010 to TFS 2012 upgrade fails with error in Analysis services
Recently, I have seen the below issue more frequently in which the TFS 2010 to TFS 2012 upgrade failed due to error in analysis services metadata. Below is the error message which I got: Error:...
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TFS 2012 upgrade best practises
Read through the current installation guide from MSDN – Download the latest installation guide from the MSDN and go through the same. Schedule Migration – Plan well in advance and also update all the...
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Permissions needed for TFS service account in SQL – for TFS 2012
Server Role – Public Database Role · System databases o Master database – Public, TFSExecRole · TSF Configuration database – Public,TFSExecRole · All...(read more)
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Update the customized web parts on the SharePoint portal after the hardware...
Scenario: The TFS 2010 is moved to a new hardware by following the steps from the documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms404869(v=vs.100).aspx The project portals on the SharePoint...
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Build Controller and Build Agents for TFS 2012 stop immediately after they...
Scenario: The build controller and the build agents stop within few seconds, after started. Reason: The “Visual Studio Team Foundation Build Service Host 2012” service depends upon the “Remote Access...
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TFS 2012 Upgrade options
Right from the launch of TFS 2012 a lot of users have been upgrading their previous version of TFS to the latest one. There have been a lot of queries around the possible and supported upgrade paths...
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In TFS (either 2010 or 2012) multiple application tier scenarios,...
Scenario: ============== There are multiple application tiers for TFS (either 2010 or 2012). The “changeserverid” commands when run on one of the app tiers will bring the complete TFS down. The reason...
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Steps to configure Sharepoint for TFS when “Network Service" is used as the...
Even though it’s advisable to use a domain account as the service account for TFS and Sharepoint, in some rare cases there may be a need to use the system account – Network Service as the service...
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Error while configuring Build controller / Http code 500...
Issue: While configuring Build controller you might see Http code 500 System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException" error in TFS Admin Console. Cause: This is due to the fact that Team Foundation...
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A web Part or Web Form Control on the Page cannot be displayed or imported....
Sometimes when a project portal is opened, it shows the following error in the web parts: “Web Part Error : A web Part or Web Form Control on the Page cannot be displayed or imported. The type could...
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TFS 2010 upgrade fails with a custom stored procedure in TFS databases
Recently, I worked on TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 upgrade case and it failed during the project collection servicing with below error: Error message from Collection upgrade log: [Error @20:15:39.558]...
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TFS Config import command fails to upgrade TFS 2008 databases:
Recently, I have worked on a case in which the TFS Config import command fails with below error: Error description ------------------- [Error @15:50:30.677] [2012-03-12 21:13:13Z][Error] The event...
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TF246017: Team Foundation Server could not connect to the database, “Failed...
On a Team Foundation Server instance hosting its Databases on a SQL 2008 R2 instance, If a copy of SQL 2008 Express edition is installed, the Team Foundation Server 2010 might lose connectivity to its...
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